2 Our nation reads the written word,', urad I
That book of life, that sure record: A
The bright inheritance of heavencon vit basa
Is by the sweet conveyance given, of burg ol
3 God's kindest thoughts are here express'd,
Able to make us wise and bless'd; zig
The doctrines are divinely true,
Fit for reproof, and comfort too.

4 Ye British isles, who read his love, sil In long epistles from above,

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Begins his glorious way;979 el

His beams through all the nations run,dv tu
And life and light convey.an

But where the Gospel comes, pillox ofT It spreads diviner light; bus atdyin brő, It calls dead sinners from their tombs, and And gives the blind their sight.de alcovoli

3 How perfect is thy word; from 12 2 And all thy judgments just

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My gracious God, how plain vidt fade yok. A Are thy directions given! s quenda UIT O may I never read in vain, ecá sendo !PT But find the path to heaven!ii see jull

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I hear thy word with love, abest noben to £ And I would fain obeys to dood isɗT Send thy good Spirit from above,i udgid odT To guide me lest I strayon parą odt yd al

6 Warn me of every sin,

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esboiad a'boð & Forgive my secret faults, sånn og eldA And cleanse this guilty soul of mine,ob 9dT Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. Tot T

While with my heart and tongue daisi Y I spread thy praise abroad, aliqs gaol al Accept the worship and the song,on dead ǝH) My Saviour and my God. (bael yr OT

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THE HE heavens declare thy glory, Lord ; In every star thy wisdom shines!; But when our eyes behold thy word,need eiHWe read thy name in fairer lines stil baA 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, w

And nights and days, thy power confess; I But the bless'd volume thou hast writ ¿llso fi Reveals thy justice and thy grace.avig bo A 3 Sun, moon, and stars, convey thy praise H Round the whole earth, and never stand :A So when thy truth began its race,na 1979 10'1 It touch'd and glanc'd on every land. baA 4 Nor shall thy spreading Gospel rest, rg M Till through the world thy truth has run A Till Christ has all the nations bless'd I ysm O That see the lighty or feel the sun.baît jʊä

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5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise!
Bless the dark world with heavenly light
Thy Gospel makes the simple wise;
Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.
6 Thy noblest wonders here we view
In souls renew'd and sins forgiven:
Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew,
And make thy word my guide to heaven.
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Soon as I know thy way,

My heart makes haste to obey thy word,

And suffers no delay.

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2 I choose the path of heavenly truth, dil air &

And glory in my choice:
Not all the riches of the earth
Could make me so rejoice.

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3 The testimonies of thy grace de oil is 1

I set before mine eyes;

Thence I derive my daily strength, of jed
And there my comfort lies.

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4 If once I wander from thy path,

I think upon my ways ink dood vlod trďT
Then turn my feet to thy commands, bu
And trust thy pardoning grace.

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5 Now I am thine, for ever thine
O save thy servant, Lord!
Thou art my shield, my hiding-place;
My hope is in thy word drvis

6 Thou hast inclin'd this heart of min? 1891ð ¿

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Thy statutes to fulfil;
And thus till mortal life shall end
Would I perform thy will.

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(PSALM CXIX. 9.)

OW shall the young secure their hearts, I And guard their lives from sin? Thy word the choicest rules imparts To keep the conscience clean.,

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It spreads such light abroad, as 11002
The meanest souls instruction find,c 2ood yM
And raise their thoughts to God.
3 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light,
That guides us all the day;,
And through the dangers of the
A lamp to lead our way,

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4 Thy precepts make me truly wise; I hate the sinner's road:

I hate my own vain thoughts that rise ;'
But love thy law, my God.

5 Thy word is everlasting truth;
How pure is every page!
That holy book shall guide our
And well support our age.

225.

(PSALM CXix. 97.)

1 HOW I love thy holy law!

"Tis And thence meditations

daily my delight:

Divine advice by night.

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The Word of God.

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2 How doth thy word my heart engage!
How well employ my tongue!
And in my tiresome pilgrimage.
Yields me a heavenly song.

3 Am I a stranger, or at home,
'Tis my perpetual feast;

Not honey dropping from the comb,
So much allures the taste.

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Nor shall thy word be sold
For loads of silver well refin'd,
Nor heaps of choicest gold

5 When nature sinks, and spirits droop, boor II'I g

Thy promises of grace we yde goed baÅ Are pillars to support my hope, dordt slidW And there I write thy praise.

226. (PSALM CXix, 96.)

108 919dW ET all the heathen writers join to ab992 To form one perfect book; bid baA Great God, if once compared with thine, How mean their writings look!

2 Not the most perfect rules they gaveorist O
Could shew one sin forgiven, og nuo brÀ
Nor lead a step beyond the grave;
But thine conduct to heaverave;

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How short the powers of nature fall,

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